The PEDIGREE of
Order Polypodiales (Polypod Ferns)

 "Child(ren)":       Suborder Polypodiineae   ;   Saccolomataceae   ;   Lindsaeinae (incl. Lindseaceae and 2 other families)   ;   Pteridaceae (maidenhair ferns etc.)   ;   Dennstaedtiaceae   ;   Aspleniinae (spleenworts : cliff ferns : etc. :: 11 families)   ;   4000 species altogether
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/-- The First Eukaryote   +====> [ 54]
/   / OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Morei.   +====> [ 51]
/-- Domain of Eukaryotes
/-- Subdomain Bikonta
/   / (skip this generation?)
/-- Superempire Corticata
/   / OR: Corticata [Cavalier-Smith model]   +====> [ 59]
/-- Empire of Archaeplastida
/ OR: Kingdom of Archaeplastida   +====> [ 56]
/  \-- Chloroplastid   +====> [ 49]
/-- Superkingdom of Metabionta
/-- Kingdom of Viridiplantae (Green Plants)
/-- Subkingdom of Streptophyta (Land plants)
/-- Branch of Stomatophytes  (475 M BC)
/-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts
/-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
/-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
/-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
/-- Division Pteridophyta (Ferns & Horsetails)
/-- Class Polypodiopsida (Leptosporangiate ferns)
/  
- Order Polypodiales (Polypod Ferns)
 

 
  (poss.) ``2-Great Grandchild:''       Mahogany Maidenhair Fern
 

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